Who At Valley Ranch Aren't Sold On Romo? Jones Says Romo Takes Them To The SB!

[tr1]

My guess is Sparano.



Cowboys QB no longer sleepless about Seattle
By MAC ENGEL
Star-Telegram staff writer
http://www.star-telegram.com/332/story/99633.html

IRVING -- The smile that was wiped off Tony Romo's face that night in Seattle is back. At some point, losing sleep over losing the infamous bobbled hold on a field goal in the NFC wild-card playoffs wasn't doing him any good.

At some point, moving on after the 21-20 loss made more sense than stewing in regret.

"[I got over it] after a while," the Cowboys quarterback said this week. "You go on and you get up and say, 'It's time to win some more football games.' After 10 years from now, we'll see how my career turns out."

When the Cowboys passed on selecting Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn in the first round of the draft last month, Romo felt better about the possibility of spending those next 10 years in Dallas.

Without Quinn, the Cowboys have never been more committed to Romo. And despite his no-one-could-have-guessed-it ascent and equally surprising descent last season, he is confident the Cowboys have found their quarterback.

"I think I'll be a better player next year," said Romo, who will join his teammates today in the first minicamp under coach Wade Phillips. "I feel like there probably isn't a lot I couldn't go through that I wouldn't be able to handle. I'd like to think where I'm at in my life, with my faith, I could handle anything that was thrown at me."

That includes drafting Quinn.

"It would be the Drew Henson thing all over again," Romo said. "You have to win the job, perform and be good. Either you're good enough or you're not. When I started [for the first time] in Carolina, I was able to go out and play. If I'm good enough, I'll play good. If not, I won't."

Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones believes in Romo. Nothing said that as much as when he passed on Quinn.

"I'm very realistic about myself and realistic with other people about their ability," Romo said. "And as a GM, you should always try to improve your team. If they felt somebody was better than me, it would be their job to bring that person in."

They don't believe Quinn was better than Romo. Not now. Not ever.

What they do believe is that Romo is closer to the Romo of his first six starts, who went 5-1 with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions.

They do not believe he is the Romo of his final five starts, who finished 1-4, with seven touchdowns and six interceptions.

There are those -- some at Valley Ranch -- who aren't so sure. They need to see more before they are sold on Romo being the heir to Troy Aikman, and not the heir to Gary Hogeboom.

Scouts and coaches love Romo's competitiveness, leadership, work ethic and guts. Then there are some people who have followed Romo and just want to see a little more before they buy.

But Jones does not evaluate Romo exclusively on his 11 starts in 2006. The evaluation is based on the four-year career of an undrafted player out of a Division I-AA school who beat out a hot prospect in Henson and a proven veteran in Drew Bledsoe.

"I feel that we've seen enough to make that type of decision. We didn't need to hedge our bet [with Quinn]," Jones said. "It was our decision, and I could have done that. I think that Tony is the way for us to go to get to the Super Bowl."

According to Jones, he's closer to giving Romo a contract extension before next year's draft than he is to thinking about today's top college quarterbacks. He did not say the contract could come before training camp for a player who is eligible to become a free agent at season's end, which could be construed as a slight hedge.

Jones believes the Cowboys are set at every position -- a 1,000-yard running back, proven receivers, an upgrade on the offensive line, all defensive starters returning ...and the quarterback.

Romo believes it, too.

And as much as his dropped snap will live in sports infamy, he does not see it as his defining moment.

"[Last season] was fun, yeah. That's life," Romo said. "The greatest thing about living is the emotional roller coaster you are going to go through: having kids, getting married, all these ups and downs. At the end of it, that's what makes it so special. Of course you want to have all high moments.

"The realistic side is that's not how it's going to go."

Cowboys camp questions

Will backup running back Marion Barber push Julius Jones for the starting job?

Will guard Leonard "Bigg" Davis live up to expectations and his team-record $16 million signing bonus?

Does the signing of free safety Ken Hamlin mean strong safety Roy Williams will play closer to the line of scrimmage?

[dwdj75]

You see every single team in the NFL is unanimously sold on the their starting QB but the Cowboys. Yep, that's what it is.

Oh, and of course no other team owner believes that their starting QB will take them to the Super Bowl but Jerry.

Makes perfect sense T. :applause:

[CowboysForLife]

Well first of all, there's no way of knowing WHO believed that Romo may not be "the one."

And there's no way of knowing right now IF Romo is "the one."

And Jones saying that Romo takes them to the Super Bowl is no worse than Portis' assertion that "2007 is our year."

Plus, it's a good sign that the owner shows faith in Romo. Whether Romo will be Aikman or Carter, that's yet to be seen.

[Fred Jones]

First, JJ saying anything in public about his team is meaningless. It is like background noise and insignificant.

I am in the camp boat that what you saw last year is what you get with Romo. Just have to wait and see.

[Jeremiah_Johnson]

Well, I can't argue with you on this one tr1.

If I were confindent that Snyder would someday say "Jason Campbell is our way to get to the superbowl"...........

But we both know Snyder wouldn't say that about JC.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[IrishOrange15]

I know Sean Payton was pretty high on Romo to the point where he tried to trade for him. And so where the Jets, whom according to Matt Mosely tried to trade a 3rd round pick for Romo *before* the 2006 season started. And hey, both of those teams had double the wins the Redskins had last season. So what do they know?




YAKUZA

[IrishOrange15]

Well, I can't argue with you on this one tr1.

If I were confindent that Snyder would someday say "Jason Campbell is our way to get to the superbowl"...........

But we both know Snyder wouldn't say that about JC.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

C'mon now, according to Gibbs the Redskins are "so stacked" right now.




YAKUZA

[Fred Jones]

It is a simple difference of opinion. I think Campbell will be a better QB this season. Romo is what he is. I will say that I don't think Romo will suck. He will not take a step back, but he will not make leaps and bounds as many pukes have stated.

[Birdlives]

I know Sean Payton was pretty high on Romo to the point where he tried to trade for him. And so where the Jets, whom according to Matt Mosely tried to trade a 3rd round pick for Romo *before* the 2006 season started. And hey, both of those teams had double the wins the Redskins had last season. So what do they know?




YAKUZA

Wow. I could care less about the Mosley comment but you'd pretty much have to provide a link or at least a quote on that Peyton trade. I'm not buying that one at all. They signed Drew Brees roughly two months after Peyton was hired.

[IrishOrange15]

Wow. I could care less about the Mosley comment but you'd pretty much have to provide a link or at least a quote on that Peyton trade. I'm not buying that one at all. They signed Drew Brees roughly two months after Peyton was hired.

Ahh, here you go: http://lb.dallascowboys.com/mp3/conf_parcells_120606.mp3

After Parcells confirmed that Sean Payton inquired about the availability of Tony Romo this offseason, a reporter asked, "And he was told what?"

Parcells: "To lay down on the couch and have some warm milk."




YAKUZA

[bubba9497]

Wade wasn't sold on Romo, until Jerrah told him he was.....

LINK! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/bubba9497/ventriloquist-1.jpg)

[ArmchairRedskin]

C'mon now, according to Gibbs the Redskins are "so stacked" right now.




YAKUZA



As bad as we were last year we still managed to beat you. That's gotta sting a little.

If Gibbs says we're stacked, as a Cowboys fan I'd be paying attention. :)

[bubba9497]

irish your link doesn't work

[IrishOrange15]

irish your link doesn't work

Works for me. You need to have QuickTime installed.





YAKUZA

[Birdlives]

Works for me. You need to have QuickTime installed.





YAKUZA

I have quicktime and it doesn't work for me either.

Basically you're claiming Peyton and the Jets inquired about Romo. One with Pennington and the other with Brees. Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.

[bubba9497]

Works for me. You need to have QuickTime installed.





YAKUZA



The King of all Media has quick time


the link is either bogus or posted incorrectly

[BigDFan5]

I have quicktime and it doesn't work for me either.

Basically you're claiming Peyton and the Jets inquired about Romo. One with Pennington and the other with Brees. Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.

Pennington was hurt when the Jets offered the 3rd

Payton tried to trade for Romo before they signed Brees

[Ken]

I have quicktime and it doesn't work for me either.

Basically you're claiming Peyton and the Jets inquired about Romo. One with Pennington and the other with Brees. Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.
I can vouch for the Jets and Saits interest...

What Irish said is true.

[Jeremiah_Johnson]

I can vouch for the Jets and Saits interest...

What Irish said is true.

I don't remember the Jets being interested, but maybe I missed that. I most certainly remember the saints wanting him, and I remember the parcells qoute about the milk. They played it over and over again on the radio.

[Birdlives]

I have quicktime and it doesn't work for me either.

Basically you're claiming Peyton and the Jets inquired about Romo. One with Pennington and the other with Brees. Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.

I'm not disputing the interest. It would have been nice to have proof and if you guys vouch that's fine with me. Now how about answering the other question.

[bubba9497]

I can vouch for the Jets and Saits interest...

What Irish said is true.


yeah, your credible :rolleyes:

[praise_gibbs]

I'm not disputing the interest. It would have been nice to have proof and if you guys vouch that's fine with me. Now how about answering the other question.


The problem is that you used the color red. You should have used the color green. Perhaps the puke fans would then confuse you for TR1 and then they would give you the answer that you are looking for. They seem to flock to him.

[TonyRomoProBowl]

The King of all Media has quick time


the link is either bogus or posted incorrectly

works for me too. maybe your doing something wrong.

[BigDFan5]

I'm not disputing the interest. It would have been nice to have proof and if you guys vouch that's fine with me. Now how about answering the other question.


I already answered the question. Pennington was hurt when they tried to trade for him, and the saints had not yet signed Brees when they tried to trade for him. So yes they were looking at him as a starter

[CowboysForLife]

http://deadspin.com/sports/nfl/sunday-night-football-exploring-the-parcellspayton-relationship-220690.php?mail2=true

Scroll down to the end of the article. It clearly states that Payton wanted Romo.

[Geoff_K]

works for me .. fires up windows media player to hear the conversation

/shrugs


I have quicktime and it doesn't work for me either.

Basically you're claiming Peyton and the Jets inquired about Romo. One with Pennington and the other with Brees. Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.

[IrishOrange15]

Do you really think it's because they saw him as their starter? Seriously.

Here's what we do know.

1. Payton was high on Romo since his rookie season. They both went to the same college and it was reported by the local Dallas media that Payton wanted Romo to be the starter in preseason in *2003*, to possibly get him ready to be the starter in his rookie year over Carter and Hutchinson. Granted, QC and Hutch were not Unitas and Elway by any stretch, but throwing an undrafted rookie in at starting QB shows just how high Payton was on Romo from the beginning. Thankfully, Parcells had patience.

2. If Brees passes a physical in Miami, he's a Dolphin. The only 2 teams that would pay Brees the money he wanted were Miami and New Orleans. But given New Orleans came off a 3-13 record, had a brand new head coach, and no free agent really wanted to go there given the damage from Katrina....Miami had a sizeable advantage when it came to where Brees wanted to play. Fortunately for him, he failed their physical and the New Orleans thing could not have worked out better for him.


3. When Payton became the head coach, his QB's were Adrian McPherson and Todd Bouman.


With all of that, it's quite likely that Payton knew he needed to find an NFL caliber starting QB immediately after being named head coach. He knew of Romo for 3 years and was extremely high on him and probably figured that Brees was likely to be a Dolphin. So he inquired about Romo first and when he was rejected, he wound up getting Brees falling into his lap.






YAKUZA

[IrishOrange15]

http://deadspin.com/sports/nfl/sunday-night-football-exploring-the-parcellspayton-relationship-220690.php?mail2=true

Scroll down to the end of the article. It clearly states that Payton wanted Romo.

C'mon now. Everybody knows I take the time to come up with phony links. Deadspin is just in on it with me. It's a conspiracy against cold milk! :rolleyes:




YAKUZA

[skinfan2k]

jones also said dave campo and bill parcells would too

[tr1]

With all of that, it's quite likely that Payton knew he needed to find an NFL caliber starting QB immediately after being named head coach. He knew of Romo for 3 years and was extremely high on him and probably figured that Brees was likely to be a Dolphin. So he inquired about Romo first and when he was rejected, he wound up getting Brees falling into his lap.


Welcome to Fantasy Island...where all of your wildest dreams come true...

Let's see, Payton expected Romo to start for the Saints....oh, yeah, sure. Why not, he'd been on Parcell's bench long enough...but couldn't beat out a fossil, and only showed any life in last year's training camp.

[THEHEREAFTER]

Welcome to Fantasy Island...where all of your wildest dreams come true...

Let's see, Payton expected Romo to start for the Saints....oh, yeah, sure. Why not, he'd been on Parcell's bench long enough...but couldn't beat out a fossil, and only showed any life in last year's training camp.


tr1 why are you fighting the simple FACT that Peyton wanted Romo before they signed Brees? Peyton knew more about Romo than anyone and the success Romo experienced last year only validates what Peyton knew. It's really not this serious. Skins fans are incredible. It's too easy to come here and argue and debate about the smallest things.

[tr1]

Can anyone tell me who in the puke organization is talking to a reporter saying that they aren't sold on Romo, when Jerry said he's taking them to the SB?

Someone isn't on the same page.

[BigDFan5]

Can anyone tell me who in the puke organization is talking to a reporter saying that they aren't sold on Romo, when Jerry said he's taking them to the SB?

Someone isn't on the same page.


LOL I didnt see any quotes from anyone

[tr1]

LOL I didnt see any quotes from anyone

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

So the reporter mad it up?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Bubba is right...hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil....

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[BigDFan5]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

So the reporter mad it up?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Bubba is right...hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil....

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Sorry man on extremeskins we dont give credence to articles that do not use actual quotes, or uses unnamed sources.

[Star4Ever]

My God you Skin fans are jealous of the Boys, especially tr1/2. This looks more like a Cowboy's board. TR1/2 must spend every waking hour surfing the net looking for articles and quotes about the Boys. Don't you wish your team was as newsworthy as the Boys? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Gilgamesh]

I'm holding out for data from STATS, Inc...

[bubba9497]

I'm holding out for data from STATS, Inc...


don't hold your breath....



however I may have found a source..... and will find out the truth... not the Poke version either

[bubba9497]

My God you Skin fans are jealous of the Boys, especially tr1/2. This looks more like a Cowboy's board. TR1/2 must spend every waking hour suring the net looking for articles and quotes about the Boys. Don't you wish your team was as newsworthy as the Boys? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:





Why wouldn't anyone want to read about the pokes? You have your comedy & soap opera all rolled up into one mess


and then you get the added bonus of false bravado posts by poke fans which are a hoot.... hard to find a better entertainment value....

I mean take your post for example

Jealous of Poke fans :laugh: No one with a double digit IQ can take that seriously.. a team that hasn't won a playoff game in over a decade, that has choked down the stretch the past two seasons, with a flash in the pan at QB, a RB who has only topped 1000 yards once in his career (by 84 yards)an Owner that needs a copy of "How to coach a football team for dummies", a puppet head coach, two aging WR, one who is a ticking time bomb, and a defensive backfield that has every other NFC QB drooling to play against, and don't get me started on what you guys call an OL... just thinking about signing "the human turnstile" Davis to a $49.5 million dollar contract... :rotflmao: I can't breath from laughing so hard

jealous??? :rotflmao: you're killing me

and then the classic 1st grade level insult tr1/2....

and then bragging about the media soap opera that follows TO.. as if anyone would want that on their team


and the best part is you don't have to go to a poke board for all this "entertainment" you guys deliver!!!

[Star4Ever]

Oh, I forgot about all the success the Skins have had over the past 15 years or so. :laugh: You do realize the Boys have won 3 Super Bowls since the ********s last sniffed a Super Bowl? You have the biggest idiot owner in history, who thinks he can sign 57 year old vets year after year and win with them. You never have any draft picks as a result. You guys continually talk trash about Romo, who happens to have taken his team to the playoffs and made the Pro Bowl in a year where he saw his very first game action, yet your QB has not shown ANYTHING, period. You have no D line, your coach is a has-been, and your receivers are a bunch of underachievers. You talk trash about the Cowboys, yet absolutely every "football analysts/expert" I've heard or seen over the past few months has predicted the Cowboys will make the playoffs and make some noise in them, while they predict the Skins to nibble on hind tit in the East yet again. Now there's a soap opera.

[Hero21]

Oh, I forgot about all the success the Skins have had over the past 15 years or so. :laugh: You do realize the Boys have won 3 Super Bowls since the ********s last sniffed a Super Bowl? You have the biggest idiot owner in history, who thinks he can sign 57 year old vets year after year and win with them. You never have any draft picks as a result. You guys continually talk trash about Romo, who happens to have taken his team to the playoffs and made the Pro Bowl in a year where he saw his very first game action, yet your QB has not shown ANYTHING, period. You have no D line, your coach is a has-been, and your receivers are a bunch of underachievers. You talk trash about the Cowboys, yet absolutely every "football analysts/expert" I've heard or seen over the past few months has predicted the Cowboys will make the playoffs and make some noise in them, while they predict the Skins to nibble on hind tit in the East yet again. Now there's a soap opera.

You like to talk big dude, but you do realize each team goes through a cycle of success and failure. Think about the fact that before your 3 victories in the 90s, it had been 14 years before you had gotten to the Super Bowl. Then for a while there in the 80s, you guys were a complete mess! Now since those glory days of Aikman and Smith, you guys have been in total chaos of going from one "savior QB" to another, just like us. So you can't make fun of us for something you went through as well!

Our "biggest idiot owner in history" happens to be one of the youngest owners in football, and this was completely new to him. He wasn't raised in a football family, so of course he was bound to make some mistakes. We brought in some over the hill guys in the beginning, but we've learned from those mistakes. Only "57 year old guy" we've brought in these past two years was London Fletcher, who I may remind you is one of the most productive, solid, underrated MLBs in the league!

As for Romo, yeah he did pretty well I'll admit. But think of how many players in history have turned out to be one season wonders? Sure Romo fought his guts out and played supersmart football (hee hee ...) but let's see him do that next season before we crown him. Before he had the element of surprise on many teams, which gave him a huge upperhand against defenses. Plus he was a virtual unknown. Let's see how he does with everyone zeroed in on him ...

And please ... PLEASE don't embarress yourself by saying our QB hasn't done anything. Well gee sir, Campbell was a second year player, while Romo was a fourth year player with apparently alot of nurturing put on him. Also, keep in mind Romo was put in at week 7, while Campbell was put in at week 11. Who's to say that Romo would've still "taken his team to the playoffs and made the Pro Bowl" by starting at week 11? And who's to say Campbell wouldn't have done all that had he been started earlier? This being my personal opinion, Romo will turn out to be a solid QB, but Campbell has the potential to be alot more. He has the physical tools, and he has the brains to become an elite QB. Romo can be a good thrower, but Campbell is what I consider to be a true field general.

No DLine huh ... keep in mind that this very DLine is only a year removed from completely embarressing your OLine and harassing your QB. Injuries plagued us this season, just watch what we can do with a healthy DLine with young prospects that have a year under their belts.

Our coach is a has been ..... yeah that's the kind of insult on a HOF coach I'd expect from a puke fan.

Receivers are a bunch of underachievers .... I wouldn't say all of them if you can recall a certain monday night in dallas ... ;)

And finally, don't you dare take anything the medidiots say seriously. Sure you get your rears kissed by them all the time, but you know just as a well as I do how wrong their predictions can be. How many times have they predicted the Cardinals to be contenders? Remember when they predicted the Lions under Marriucci to take NFC North? These supposed "experts" said that Indy was going to get beaten by every team they faced in the playoffs! And uh ... a certain analyst said that he'd walk naked in the street if the Redskins made the playoffs back in '05. See what I mean?

[bubba9497]

Oh, I forgot about all the success the Skins have had over the past 15 years or so. :laugh: You do realize the Boys have won 3 Super Bowls since the ********s last sniffed a Super Bowl? You have the biggest idiot owner in history, who thinks he can sign 57 year old vets year after year and win with them. You never have any draft picks as a result. You guys continually talk trash about Romo, who happens to have taken his team to the playoffs and made the Pro Bowl in a year where he saw his very first game action, yet your QB has not shown ANYTHING, period. You have no D line, your coach is a has-been, and your receivers are a bunch of underachievers. You talk trash about the Cowboys, yet absolutely every "football analysts/expert" I've heard or seen over the past few months has predicted the Cowboys will make the playoffs and make some noise in them, while they predict the Skins to nibble on hind tit in the East yet again. Now there's a soap opera.


ut oh I must have touched a nerve :cool:


Wait where in this thread was anyone bragging about the Skins? :whoknows:


oh yeah :idea: no one :rolleyes:



Wow "experts" picked the Pokes to to make the playoffs and make some noise :jump:

The same experts who had the Skins winning the east, and making a playoff run last year :jerk:

:secret: no matter what the "experts" think (BTW not everyone likes the pokes as much as you boast)... you still have to PLAY the games :thumbsup:

But if/when Dallas goes down the tubes yet again, you'll have the experts predictions to comfort your pain :D

Like I said before Poke fans are a hoot, great comedy entertainment

Thanks again for the belly laugh :cheers: